Summer Drinks ESL Lesson

OBJECTIVE & OVERVIEW

This summer drinks ESL lesson plan provides activities, PDF worksheets, and digital materials designed for pre-intermediate A2 students. In this lesson, students will:

• Identify and discuss various summer and winter beverages.
• Learn and practice vocabulary related to making drinks.
• Watch a video and complete related comprehension activities.
• Create and present their own summer drink recipes.

PREVIEW & DISCUSSION

In the first part of the lesson, students engage in a matching activity where they pair images of drinks (such as tea, orange juice, coffee, iced tea, hot chocolate, and lemonade) with their names. Following this, they discuss how frequently they consume these drinks, which are popular in summer versus winter, and their personal preferences for summer beverages.

Next, students match verbs commonly used in drink preparation (such as squeeze, pour, stir, dilute, customize, and garnish) with their definitions. They then complete sentences from people using these verbs in a practical context. The preview concludes with a discussion about the necessary ingredients for making lemonade.

VIEWING ACTIVITY

Students watch a video that shows a recipe on how to make lemonade. In the first activity, they identify the correct ingredients shown in the video from a list that includes both correct options (water, sugar, lemons, ice) and distractors (blueberries, watermelon, oranges, honey).

The second activity involves correcting false statements about the video content. This activity is about letting students focus on key details. They then complete the steps to make lemonade by filling in the blanks with appropriate verbs from a provided list. 

DISCUSSION & VOCABULARY

In the viewing follow-up, students discuss several questions about lemonade, such as how often they drink it, whether they have made it before, and the use of other fruits in lemonade. This discussion helps students connect personally to the material. 

Next, they read the three main steps for making lemonade. Then, they choose the correct options in a series of multiple choice questions. These questions are based on images. It includes identifying measurements from the text (such as "a cupe of" and "a slice of") and matching them with the images.

In the third part, students learn some new phrases for measurements, such as:

• a spoonful of
• a lead of
• a splash of
• a handful of
• a pinch of

There are some images of each of these measurements that students must match them to.

COOL CONVERSATIONS: SUMMER EDITION

In the task-based activation phase, students have two options. In the first option, they create their own favorite summer drink or invent a new one, giving it a funny name, listing ingredients, and writing the steps to make it using specific measurements (a splash of, a handful of, a leaf of, a spoonful of, a pinch of, a cup of, a slice of). They then share their recipes with classmates and the teacher, commenting on and asking questions about each other's drinks.

The second option involves discussing various talking points related to drinks. Students might talk about a homemade drink recipe they know, a drink they want to learn how to make, a favorite drink from a specific place,  among a few others. This encourages students to use descriptive language and share personal experiences.

BENEFITS OF USING THIS SUMMER DRINKS ESL LESSON

Vocabulary

Students will learn new words related to summer drinks and how they're made. This can help them talk about their favorite beverages more easily.

Practical Listening Skills

Watching a video on how to make lemonade makes the lesson engaging and helps students practice their listening skills in a real-life context.

Interactive Exercises

Activities such as matching, filling in blanks, and creating their own drink recipes encourage students to actively use new vocabulary in various contexts.

Visual Learning

The images in this lesson in various parts (matching drinks, ingredients, and measurements) helps students remember the vocabulary better because they can see what the words mean.

Personalized Activities

Students create and share their own drink recipes. This helps make the lesson more relevant and engaging by connecting it to their personal experiences.